OT: Now my DM is in the Hospital!

Mar 18, 2007 11 Replies
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Well, now my Mom is in the hospital (she and my Dad live with me and they both have Parkinson's). She was Coughing a lot (it started Tues.) Keep in mind she has an Aide that takes care of her from 9am till 3pm. The aide believed it was a cold never contacted the Nurse. My Mom even had a Physical Therapist come to the house that day. He couldn't treat her because she had been feeling ill. He too never reported it. Well, tonight I called the Fire dept. to take her to the hospital as she was having a real hard time catching her breath after exerting herself. Keep in mind she had a fever this week also about 101.8. Now the Dr. at the ER says she may have Heart failure or it could be pneumonia but he doubts it. I cannot believe the month I am having. Thank you all for letting me vent as I am Pretty upset right now. PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FOR MY MOM!!!! Thank you ever so much and God Bless to all, Dorothy in NY


Big hugs, Dorothy. My gosh you do have a lot on your plate. I'll keep you all in my prayers.

M-C

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Prayers and hugs going your way Dorothy. Hang in there. I'll be thinking of you and your family. Here's to a speedy recovery for her.

{{{Dorothy}}}

Hope you report both the PT & the aide to the companies that employ them when things settle down. You should be able to count on them to be medical professionals & report any change for the worse in their patient's health.

:::sending lots of healing thoughts to your mom & supportive ones to you::: Keep us posted.

Alicia

Sending Hugs & Prayers to your family! Hope your DM is feeling better soon!

andrea

Dorothy,

DON'T WAIT TO YELL AT THE EMPLOYERS of your Aide. It is her/his job to be you during the hours of 9-3. If they can't do the simple job of telling you "your mom is really sick and I think she needs to go to the hospital" then I think it is your job to make sure he/she gets a new job. I don't care how good they have been in the past as they dropped the ball BIG TIME this time. Heart Failure isn't something you want to fool around. I'm sure your heart stopped (as your DH's) when the doctor at the ER told you it is either pneumonia or congestive heart failure. I can (& Larry) only hope it is pneumonia and it is treatable.

Of course you have our prayers. I miss you on the board but truly understand. Between your life, your kids, your DH and your Parents your life is a little busy right now.

Take care of yourself and keep us abreast of what is going on.

xoxo Kate

Sending healing thoughts your way along with prayers Dorothy. Big HUGS

Dorothy, you and your family are in my prayers!

Hugz, Lynne

Dorothy,

I wish your mom a speedy recovery. Make sure you report those workers. It is their responsiblity to know when your mom is sick and needs medical attention. Do not let this go. I will keep your mother and you in my thoughts and prayers.

Chrissy

Dorothy, My thoughts and prayers are with you. Hope all goes well. Sandy

My thoughts and prayers are with you Dorothy and your family.

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